REEL RECS: CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK WITH ‘MATILDA’
What: “Matilda” (1996)
Why: We recently marked National Library Week, and what better way to celebrate than with the patron saint of literacy — Matilda Wormwood? You may...
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS FOUL ON KEY WEST STADIUM PRICE INCREASE
The school board this month pressed pause on a $4 million price increase that would have put the cost of Key West High School’s new football stadium...
CONCH REPUBLIC ‘DRAG RACES’ HIGH STEPS DOWN DUVAL STREET
High heels instead of high octane powered the 11 contestants in Key West’s annual Conch Republic Drag Race, a madcap challenge for female impersonators on April 20.
The...
‘YOUR LIFE CAN CHANGE IN 30 SECONDS’: MARATHON HIGH GETS CHILLING REMINDER WITH PRE-PROM...
consequences of getting behind the wheel while intoxicated. Police lights and a demolished car took up residence on the front lawn of MHS on the morning of...
LADY CONCHS SEAL WIN AT HOME TRACK MEET
On April 19, Key West hosted Marathon and Archbishop McCarthy in a late-season trimeet. The Conch girls won the meet with 79.5 points. Marathon was third with...
IN PICTURES: THE LAGOON ON GRASSY KEY REVIVES EARTH DAY MURAL FEST
Grassy Key lived up to its tagline as “the place to be” to celebrate Earth Day in Marathon. Reviving its Mural Fest for the first time in...
FINS BASEBALL HEADED TO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Marathon’s boys baseball team improved its win streak to five last week, thanks to a trio of wins in an end-of-season run toward district playoff action.
The Fins...
WILD THINGS: WAYWARD PIRATES FROM FOREIGN LANDS
I guess I’ve seen flycatchers that you could call swashbuckling. The gray kingbirds that will be returning over the next few weeks to stake out their territories...
REEL RECS: LIBRARY STAFF OFFERS UP MUST-WATCH FILMS
Staff from your Monroe County Public library recommend favorites from the collection.
What: “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” (1959)
Why: Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with this legendary concert filmed...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KAITLYN PILOTO
Kaitlyn PilotoJunior, Key WestLacrosse
“She helped us set the pace of the games, coming up huge on the draw. She was instrumental in moving the offense and defense...
